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⭐ "Glukhovsky is not a senior person on my team! He just advised me on some questions…" — Timur Turlov 1

Peter Heine Nielsen held an interview with Timur Turlov on the Chicken Chess Club YouTube channel. Nielsen asked Turlov several questions about the leaked video with Mark Glukhovsky's monologue.

09.04 20:40

"I'm better than many of the World Champions in my understanding of chess..." — Levon Aronian

Levon Aronian shared his thoughts on his chess career in an interview with The Times of India. Aronian says that he has no regrets, and calls his rise to World No. 2 in the Classical rating a miracle.

09.05 19:30

There are less legal chess positions than 'atoms in the universe'. And that's an idiotic metric — Elon Musk 1

Chess.com and Elon Musk had a discussion about the solvability of chess on X. Chess.com bluntly responded to Elon's statement that chess will be fully solved in the future. Chess.com argued that possible chess games outnumber atoms in the …

09.04 19:10

"Acclimatization in India is even harder than in the USA…" — Bibisara Assaubayeva on GCL 1

Bibisara Assaubayeva participated in media activities ahead of the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026. Assaubayeva posted photos from the backstage on her social media, and shared her opinion on acclimatization in India.

09.04 17:24

Lazavik, Maghsoodloo, and Terry Won Their 3 0 Thursdays on September 3

Denis Lazavik scored 9.5 points with 9 victories and 1 draw to win the First 3 0 Thursday on September 3. Iranian GM Parham Maghsoodloo and Peruvian IM Renato Terry scored 9 and 9.5 points to win the Second and Third 3 0 Thursday respectiv…

09.04 16:30

"We'll play games and we'll see..." — Firouzja Responds to Carlsen's Statement

Alireza Firouzja spoke about his goal at the Global Chess League 2026. Alireza commented on Magnus Carlsen's statement about him. Firouzja says that he aims to win the event, and notes that he is excited to play against Magnus.

09.04 15:23

"I want to flag the sh*t out of Alireza" — Magnus Carlsen 1

Magnus Carlsen spoke about his main goal at the Global Chess League 2026. Carlsen says that he wants to outplay Alireza Firouzja on time. Magnus notes that he did the same at the Esports World Cup 2026 and 2025.

09.04 14:34

Global Chess League 2026 Begins in India on September 5

The Tech Mahindra Global Chess League 2026 begins tomorrow in Bengaluru, India. The event runs from September 5 to 13. The first matches start at 10:00 AM UTC. The tournament features 36 players from 17 countries.

09.04 13:42

Hans Niemann To Play a Simul Against 10 Tech Founders

Hans Moke Niemann announced a simultaneous exhibition on his X account. The event will take place on September 9 in New York City.

09.03 20:47

"Chess will be fully solved one day" — Elon Musk

Elon Musk shared his opinion on the solvability of chess. Elon believes that the number of sensible move branches is small, and thinks that chess will be fully solved in the future.

09.03 20:04

"Hans, Beat Nepo in a rematch, and he will have to apologize to the kid!" — Wesley So on the Insinuations Discussion

Hans Moke Niemann shared his opinion on Ian Nepomniachtchi's comment about Aaron Mendes on September 2. Wesley So commented on the situation in replies to the Niemann’s post on X.

09.03 18:48

"I still help Armenian chess, although it is difficult..." — Levon Aronian

Levon Aronian spoke about his involvement with the Soviet chess school and spoke about chess in Armenia. Aronian discusses his connections with former trainer Garry Kasparov and explains why he changed federations from Armenia to the USA. …

09.03 17:40

Chess paid no money at all... I spent time on poker and the stock market — Hikaru Nakamura

Hikaru Nakamura spoke about how he started trading on the stock market. Nakamura explains that professional chess brought in little money in the 2000s. Hikaru says that poker and the stock market became an alternative way for him to make m…

09.03 17:01

Alireza Firouzja on Living in Bulgaria: "It's great!"

Alireza Firouzja commented on the Sofia Cup 2026 in an interview on the ChessFam YouTube channel. Firouzja says that he is tired from the number of games in one day, and notes that he likes living in Bulgaria.

09.03 14:27

"Nobody watches Global Chess League. How are they making money?" — Stand-Up Comedian Samay Raina

Indian stand-up comedian Samay Raina discussed the Global Chess League on a stream with Sagar Shah. Samay questions the weak promotion of GCL, and suggests ways to increase the event's popularity.

09.02 21:18

"FIDE must punish players for public accusations and insinuations" — Niemann on Nepo's Comment About 14-year-old Aaron Mendes 1

Hans Moke Niemann shared his opinion on Ian Nepomniachtchi's comment about Aaron Mendes. Niemann says that FIDE must punish players for insinuations, and calls not to defame fellow chess players.

09.02 19:12